Obama's Race Speech Heralded as Historic (The fainting has begun)

US News and World Report ^ | 3/18/08 | Liz Halloran

[pissant]

Political strategists today were quick to parse how Democratic Sen. Barack Obama's sweeping speech about race and the American experience may affect his campaign to become the nation's first black presidential nominee.

But among African-American scholars and leaders, the post-speech talk wasn't of polls and focus groups but of witnessing history. Obama's words—about slavery, black anger, white resentment, and the imperative to move forward—harked back, they said, to those of Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln, and they deserve a similar place in history.

"This was his kairos moment," said the Rev. Alton Pollard, dean of Howard University's School of Divinity, using the ancient Greek word that characterizes moments that can alter destiny. It was, he said, Obama's particular "moment in time," and one that required him to lead.

"Race was never an issue that was going to disappear," Pollard said. "It's too much a part of our national fabric to think that we can gloss over it and move on without having to contend mightily with each other."

[pissant]

A mediocre speech by a less than mediocre leftist.

[ari-freedom]

[nmh]

Leftists are mediocre people and easily impressed with psychobabble.

[Names Ash Housewares]

Agreed.

A sorry attempt to bail his own ass out of the fire speech.

He would not have made this speech unless he was in trouble.

That is not why great speeches are made.

[ronnie raygun]

The believers are in the building! It did not take long for them to surface and begin fainting!

[Spok]

MSM damage control for Obama is in warp drive. Hillary’s head is rotating on her shoulders at like speed.

[The Forgotten Man]

barf....

[snarks_when_bored]

Is there any doubt that if Obama were to be elected President, one of the first honored invitees to spend the night in the Lincoln bedroom would be Reverend Jeremiah Wright? The America-hating chickens would really be coming home to roost when that happened...

[WOBBLY BOB]

it’s the “Separation Proclamation”.

[svcw]

What speech did these people (all fawning media) watch or hear or read?

[OpusatFR]

Frankly, after his disavowals last week, this is more to the point of an “I got caught in a whopper” speech.

[WOBBLY BOB]

they played their Beatles records backwards and probably thought that was enlightening, too.

everything is on LSD.

[Williams]

Historic introduction of left wing class warfare doctrine into mainstream presidential politics.

[Red_Devil 232]

Newt salmmed the speech this afternoon. Newt will be on H&C tonight and will apply a Full Nelson!

[MtnClimber]

A hollow speech that contradicted things he previously stated. He did not renounce the hatred at all, but tried to throw his white grandmother out as a diversionary target.

[O Neill]

...moments that can alter destiny...

Now you're talkin'...

Hear that Hlll'ry? Not your moment, though...sorry.

Okay...let's get on now with the McCain v. Obama race for the White House!

Tally ho!!

[syriacus]

"This was his kairos moment," said the Rev. Alton Pollard

translated

"Obama has jumped the shark"

[newheart]

""This was his kairos moment," said the Rev. Alton Pollard, dean of Howard University's School of Divinity, using the ancient Greek word that characterizes moments that can alter destiny. It was, he said, Obama's particular "moment in time," and one that required him to lead."

[syriacus]

but tried to throw his white grandmother out as a diversionary target.

Sounds like a sociopath.

[God luvs America]

Howard University....isn’t there a famous clip of students cheering and pumping their fists in the air after OJ was found not guilty???

another historic moment none-the-less...